Test anxiety, evaluative stress, and susceptibility to distraction from threat

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 123-141

  Keogh, Edmund ^a   French, Christopher C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035532463     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.400     Document Type: Article

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